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Men's Soccer Stays at No. 10 in Latest NSCAA Top-25 Poll

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Oct. 27, 2015) - The LIU Post men's soccer team has stood pat as the 10th-ranked team in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II Top-25 Poll, released Tuesday.

The Pioneers (11-1-2, 8-0) are currently unbeaten in their last 11 games and coming off two East Coast Conference wins, after beating Roberts Wesleyan College, 4-3, and Daemen College, 8-2, last week.

Senior midfielder Per Forgaard (Stavanger, Norway) led the green and gold offensively during the week, tallying two goals and four assists for an eight-point output. Fellow senior midfielder Matias Ruiz (Southampton, N.Y.) had a combined three tallies in the two victories, while sophomore midfielder Harry Pearse (Berkshire, London, England) netted a pair of goals.

Between the pipes, junior goalkeeper Jesper Malmstrom (Linkopping, Sweden) and senior netminder Kevin LaBarbera (Miller Place, N.Y.) earned wins against Roberts Wesleyan and Daemen, respectively.

LIU Post is back in action on Wednesday (Oct. 28), when it hosts Molloy College in its 2015 home finale at Pioneer Soccer Park at noon.

2015 NSCAA Division II Top-25 Poll - Oct. 27, 2015
1. Pfeiffer
2. Midwestern State
3. Charleston
4. Southern New Hampshire
5. California State-Dominguez Hills
6. Palm Beach Atlantic
7. Rockhurst
8. Colorado Mines
9. Seattle Pacific
10. LIU Post
11. Saginaw Valley State
12. Lee
13. Lander
14. St. Edward's
15. Millersville
16. Fresno Pacific
17. Northwood (Mich.)
18. Merrimack
19. Wingate
20. Fort Hays State
21. Carson-Newman
22. Barry
23. Urbana
24. Fort Lewis
25. Upper Iowa

Also Receiving Votes: Cal Poly Pomona, Notre Dame (Ohio), Saint Leo, Young Harris, Bloomsburg, California State Stanislaus, Northeastern State
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Players Mentioned

  • Per  Forgaard Bio
    Per Forgaard
    #10
    M
    6' 2"
    176 lbs
    Sr.
  • Kevin LaBarbera Bio
    Kevin LaBarbera
    #0
    GK
    6' 4"
    240 lbs
    Sr.
  • Jesper Malmstrom Bio
    Jesper Malmstrom
    #1
    GK
    5' 11"
    168 lbs
    Jr.
  • Harry Pearse Bio
    Harry Pearse
    #16
    M
    5' 9"
    150 lbs
    So.
  • Matias Ruiz Bio
    Matias Ruiz
    #17
    M
    6' 0"
    165 lbs
    Sr.
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